Tweeted one user, @ScottWarner18 prior to Feis’s death, ‘Rather than talk about the coward shooter, meet Aaron Feis, football coach & security guard at Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS. He stepped in front of many students to protect them from bullets. He’s currently battling for his life at the hospital. Let’s pray for him. #hero #Parkland.’

Following news of Feis’s death, the school’s football team tweeted: ‘It is with Great sadness that our Football Family has learned about the death of Aaron Feis.

‘He was our Assistant Football Coach and security guard. He selflessly shielded students from the shooter when he was shot. He died a hero and he will forever be in our hearts and memories.’

Feis had been a security guard at the school for eight years, according to students.

Chris Hixon school teacher: ‘He would give you the shirt off his back. He does so much.’

Tributes poured in for Hixon. Coral Springs High School athletic director Dan Jacob, who knew Hixon through wrestling coaching, told the Sun-Sentinel: ‘Chris is probably the nicest guy I have ever met. He would give you the shirt off his back. He does so much. That is terrible that it would happen to anybody. It is so senseless.’

According to his Facebook, Hixon had previously been employed as South Broward High School as their athletic director.

He had just recently secured the high school a state championship in 2016, among other sport accomplishments noted the dailymail.

The fatalities and injuries, said to be around 50 at present, follow Cruz, 19, storming Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Wednesday afternoon armed with an assault rifle.

Broward Health Medical Center received seven patients out of which two were in life-threatening condition. Broward Health North received eight patients and one suspect. Three were in life-threatening condition and two died. Broward Health Coral Springs received one patient with non-life threatening injuries.

Nikolas Cruz motive unknown as clues abound:

Broward Sheriff Scott Israel said Cruz was a former student at the school but had been expelled for unknown ‘disciplinary reasons’ last year.

Cruz was armed with at least one AR-15 rifle and had ‘multiple magazines’ when he entered the school wearing a gas mask, according to the sheriff. It is thought Cruz had purposefully set off fire alarms to draw students and teachers into a main area in a bid to engage in higher casualties.